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Hunter 212 - Trailerable - I need advice for the procedure on Replacing the 6mm Dyneema cord used to raise the retractable centerboard timjneedham at 1:56pm 07.24.21 Trailer Sailors 2/603 Has anyone replaced the rope? The rope is snapped and the keel swings freely down. I'm pretty anti-p
Keel (4) Rodsails at 1:22pm 07.24.21 Big Boats 4/1058 Had a great day sailing near Big Bay De Nok Michigan, only to come to a hard stop at 7.5 knots. 3 ha
Time to tighten main furler? (1) Nachismo at 12:37pm 07.24.21 Big Boats 21/3528 With main mostly unfurled I see the remaining couple wraps are aft. See pic. Would tightening the
Portlights RMintle at 11:04am 07.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/956
ANGLE OF HEAL FOR RACING upwinddan at 9:48am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4063 I race a Hunter 33.5 that has the elliptical blub with the little wings. I am wondering if anyone ha
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 9:01am 07.24.21 Smaller Boats 14/3513 Hello everyone, I need some advice regarding the rudder on my H26. The current rudder needs repa
Fuel guage for 1982 Hunter 33 john1234 at 8:52am 07.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2249 There is no fuel guage on my 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini era sailboat. Anyone have suggestions to what
Life Line Stanchion Replacement FrKim at 7:29am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/670 Can anyone explain how to replace a mid ship Life Line Stanchion. Are there any instructions availa
Weeds in the prop? Jimongee at 6:23am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1871 Ok so here we are in our 2002 356 yesterday. We were motoring into the Sturgeon Bay very busy chann
Change the filter on a Beneteau 51.1 AC joelsbuch at 5:37am 07.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/639 How do you change the filter on my AC units? The boat manual doesn't seem to show a filter but my d
Got the mast up! (1) patbratton at 5:20am 07.24.21 Smaller Boats 5/707 Friday was hot in Georgia. My son and I spend the morning running down the remaining parts to replac
Transport Costs? Apex at 3:01am 07.24.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3469 Anyone have experience in transport recently? Have a quote for 30ft. (only response thus far). Incl
Little Pinholes In Fiberglass Plymouth Sailor at 7:35pm 07.23.21 Irwin 1/1700
Any problems with sailing a 2.92 feet draft winged keel on the Great South Bay on Long Island NY sailbears at 6:25pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/797 Preferable to have people who have actually sailed on the GSB but also want to know if such a keel c
Repowering the 2001 Beneteau 361 Guan at 5:39pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1807 Well guys and gals y'all maybe glad that finally I'm fed up with Vancouver's lack of Marine mechanic
Scam mechanic in Vancouver because of shortages Guan at 5:25pm 07.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/1902 Just a heads up on this guy and company. Dio boss of Relacoes Marine Services in Vancouver Canada. H
First time boat owner... Battery alarm kodiak1120 at 4:17pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3220 I recently bought a 2009 Beneteau 37. We went out to dinner and when we came back, the panel was so
Missing daggerboard SaltySasquatch at 3:45pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/975 Bought a Neptune 24 shoal keel and the previous owner said he lost the daggerboard in a bad storm. H
Aging Diesel Fuel shank at 3:35pm 07.23.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2356 Hello, I bought a Catalina 27 last year which has a Universal 5411 diesel inboard. The previous owne
Just bought a Neptune 24 and got some questions. SaltySasquatch at 12:22pm 07.23.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1599 So i just bought my first sailboat and it is a Neptune 24 in really good shape or it looks that way

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Funny Friday!!! dmax at 11:59am 06.23.25 Thai River rednecks: Thai raver red necks
2008 Beneteau 43 Solenoid Troubles capted at 11:46am 06.23.25 Frustrating! But I think you demonstrated what the problem is when you reseated a connection, and it
Musing on DC Electrical Changes colemj at 11:34am 06.23.25 Yes, if you are going to rewire, use YELLOW for the NEG cables. Black is too easy to confuse for A
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 11:25am 06.23.25 In the past I didn't have enough tension on the backstay and somehow, with a gusty conditions I pre
Fuel tank removal? Ralph Johnstone at 11:16am 06.23.25 Hi @CowboyWay. I often like to drop myself into other peoples problems and wonder "what the $^%#&*
Fuel tank removal? jssailem at 10:55am 06.23.25 It looks tight, but by removing the hoses, the duct work, perhaps the water pump and the hold down y
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking dLj at 10:32am 06.23.25
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 Irek at 9:15am 06.23.25 Thx to everyone for pointers and directions. Will start with removing the whole window. That seem
Hunter 306 Replacing Galley Faucet Internal Valve Rich Stidger at 9:07am 06.23.25 A picture would help. Could the valve be a left-handed thread? Look at the new one to see how the t
Catalina Yachts sold ! dmax at 9:07am 06.23.25 Agree, Catalina is/was one of the best consumer-oriented companies ever, which was smart business wh
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking Captain Larry-DH at 9:06am 06.23.25 Update: I bought Silicone Oil from Super Lube and added it to the upper and lower bearings...The sq
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch majorkong1 at 9:00am 06.23.25 Most ramps are at 12 degrees slant. 16 feet of extension is more than you need to launch your boat.
Catalina Yachts sold ! KCofKC at 8:39am 06.23.25 I think we all had a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the sale. However as some one said after we los
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 8:33am 06.23.25 Different company, so likely dissimilar methods of design for the tube/post, but on our boat there
819 HOOD FURLER UPPER SPLIT BUSHING Project_Mayhem at 8:26am 06.23.25 Check with pompanette first. It's definitely possible to 3D print or make one out of resin if needed
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch Project_Mayhem at 8:22am 06.23.25 I wonder if an inflatable salvage recovery bag attached to the stern would help add temporary buoyan
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 8:08am 06.23.25 Michael. We have made 2 attempts this season to sail to the Broughtons and maybe beyond since the en
Seldon in mast furling - backwards ? ice breaker at 8:08am 06.23.25 Yes the casting is installed upside down. What is the U clip for? I have never seen that set up be
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:58am 06.23.25 GREAT START MICHAEL.:biggrin:
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island kappykaplan at 7:54am 06.23.25 Very nice, Michael. Enjoy the cruise! :beer:

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